[UK-CONTEST] Convention Contest Forum

[Roger Western]

We are assured that RSGB makes no profit from these Conventions. But this 
still leaves RSGB Events and the venue to fleece us! Surely the core problem 
(not cameras nor lunches) is that we need a reasonably priced bigger venue. 
Hotel rooms are available to individuals all over the country for under £50 
but we are charged half as much again by RSGB Events, even with a block 
booking of 100+ rooms. We know from the experience at Wyboston Lakes that 
those rooms are purveyed to individuals at substantially lower prices than 
we have to pay. It seems to need some serious hard bargaining or maybe we 
move the Convention to Mallorca: it would be cheaper!
73 de Roger/G3SXW.



-----Original Message----- 
From: Peter Hobbs
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:08 PM
To: Peter Bowyer
Cc: UK Contest Reflector
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Convention Contest Forum

One problem is that RSGB now subcontracts finding the venue and handling
the tickets to an outside outfit.  I suspect that any facility which
"could" reduce numbers attending is unlikely to be high on the agenda.
I was particularly disenchanted with the lunch arrangements this year,
which had moved from a 3 course buffet to a single plate served by
patently inadequate staff (same price!).  In other words, conference
seems to have moved from an event for the benefit of members to a
straight profit-making exercise.

If they put the whole thing out to competition with a proper
specification, things could be different, but of course you can't please
. . .

73, Peter G3LET

Peter Bowyer wrote:

>On 17 October 2012 16:22, Trevor . <m5aka at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>It's to be hoped that the Society can find a much larger venue with good 
>>catering for future events but clearly such a venue won't be easy to find.
>>
>>
>
>Venues are easy to find. The cost of them might rule them out, though.
>Radio amateurs are not known for their willingness to part with
>commercially viable conference fees.
>
>Peter G4MJS
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